#idk if this makes ANY sense

[animangalover-writes]

Yk it really bothers me when I see people talking about eurylochus and the crew like they were the problem. It just feels like everyone is just missing the point. Yes they stopped listening to ody, yes eurylochus opened the wind bag, but that's what makes them so human.

Picture this, you leave your home to fight in a war. It takes literal years for this war to be over. You've lost friends, you miss your family, you've been through hell. You're starving and your captain tells you they found food on this island.

And then the cyclops happens. More friends die, you barely escape with your life, and your captain gives his name to the creature that killed your friends.

And everything after that is a direct cause of that decision.

So you hesitate to trust him. Yes he's smart, he's capable, he always has a plan. But he would do anything to get home, and you know that. So when he comes back to the ship claiming to have a bag full of wind, and when he refuses to let anyone near, refuses to trust his own crew, you get suspicious.

Its been about a decade by this point, and your captain seems to get more and more desperate to get home. A god is after you. Odysseus is forcing himself to stay away, all to make sure nobody touches that bag.

Its human, it's realistic, it makes sense that someone would open the bag. Because odysseus stopped trusting you, and so you stop trusting him. So you open the bag.

I just find it frustrating that people look at the crew/eurylochus as bad guys because of this, as pawns for ody to get home and thats it. The point of the show is that ody has become a monster, has dealt with and left behind his humanity. We, as listeners, root for him. We give him grace because of his circumstances. Because he's the main character.

But for some reason, people don't give that same grace to the crew. They're human, their circumstances are awful too. They have no idea if they will get home, they aren't sure then can trust their captain anymore. They question things. They make mistakes. They cause the deaths of others. It's human, its that feeling you get when you think that maybe hope is lost after all, it's what this story is about. Mistakes and loss and blame.

People dislike Eurylochus because he opened the bag. But odysseus gave the cyclops his name. And polites trusted the lotus eaters. And Athena told odysseus to be cruel to a fault. Nobody here is innocent, not really. And none of them knew better either. They were working with what they had, with the terrible circumstances at hand. It's no wonder they made mistakes. It's no wonder people died.

Why are we ignoring the humanity of the crew? Why are we arguing that they, or that eurylochus, deserved it? If the story was about them, odysseus would be seen as the bad guy. But he's the main character, so the others are stupid and wrong, right? All that matters is that odysseus gets home, right? Even if it costs the lives of his crew. His crew who stopped trusting him when he stopped trusting them. His crew who he sacrificed to get home.

I think we're missing the point here. Odysseus did become a monster, and although we cheer for him getting home and Penelope and Telemachus forgive him, we have to acknowledge that he did do terrible things. Those men will never see their families again. Why are we erasing that humanity in them?

Humans do bad things for the sake of saving themselves or the ones they love. That includes Odysseus. That includes Eurylochus. That includes the crew. And that includes every other character in this musical.

[sunn-mechanic]

Watching Ninjago with the context that the show was supposed to end at s2 makes the rest of the show so interesting, bc Lloyd's "chosen one" status doesn't really matter past those seasons.

Like, Morro wanted to be the green ninja, and lashed out bc he wasn't, yet at that point it didn't matter anymore. because the prophecy was over. The need for a Green Ninja had passed. If he got it then, he'd just be the Green Ninja for no purpose other than just having the title.

The green ninja title is only relevant within the first two seasons. And yet for the rest of the show, the rest of the cast, and Lloyd himself, still continue with the attitude of him being the chosen one. Acting like the Green Ninja title still holds any weight, like that ship didn't sail over a decade ago.

Incredibly facinating to me tbh.

[if-loki-was-a-fox]

Asexual Joel. Not in the sense that he doesn't experience sexual attraction, but in the sense that he reproduced via mitosis. That's why there's so many of him in all this intros

[think-queer]

We all need to stop treating sex like it's something special. It's not. It's just another form of interaction. It can be deeply meaningful, but so can any other interaction with another person. Sex with someone is not actually meaningfully different than having lunch with someone. It's just a thing people do sometimes.

On the same note, sex isn't special in a bad way either. Sexual abuse is awful because it's abuse, but we need to stop acting like sexual abuse leaves someone broken or is fundamentally worse than physical abuse. Stop saying that rape is worse than death, because that has some fucked up implications towards survivors of rape.

Sex isn't special. It can be wonderful or horrible, or completely meaningless. It's not uniquely holy or dangerous. It's not what makes us human. It's just a thing you can do. There's nothing wrong with enjoying sex purely as a physically pleasurable activity. There's nothing about sex or sexual content that rots your brain. Stop treating sex like it's special.

[purpleshadow-star]

It's kind of funny (heartbreaking) that there were multiple Ravens who wanted a number, to the point where some tried to manipulate Jean into helping them one way or another, but none of them would have been next in line. No matter what they did, there was always someone ahead of them on the list. Someone who wasn't even on the team. That someone wasn't Neil. Neil was a surprise to everyone, including Riko. That someone was Andrew.

Kevin might have had to beg Riko to go visit Andrew, and Riko might have laughed at Kevin and dismissed Andrew when Andrew turned him down, but make no mistake, if Andrew had accepted and had become a Raven, he would have taken that #4 spot within his first year.

If we're being real, Andrew had more of a chance at becoming part of the perfect Court than any of those Ravens ever had. Even Jean thinks of Andrew as one of them.

The other Ravens never stood a chance.

[bellasfortuna]

having some terrible ghoap brainrot, because what if you matched with simon and johnny both on tinder separately, met, fucked, did that whole song and dance but didn't know they were in an open relationship and they both figured out they'd slept with and liked the same one night stand?

they'd never found someone before who was equally into simon as they were johnny and vice versa, so they start thinking....

update: first teaser here

[thetenthsunrise]

one of my favourite things in the sunlit man is how it’s displays roshar from an outsiders perspective—particularly with The Cinder King.

he sees roshar as a place where war and violence is the most important thing. we obviously know that’s not all that they’re defined by, buts he’s looking at roshar through one perspective. the book he gets highlights this violence so of course he’ll think that’s the only thing that matters. combine that with nomads skill and of course he’ll feel like that has to be the central driving factor for all of them.

and then nomad turns it around and tells him that the most important thing to a rosharan is not violence: it’s an oath. and the breaking of an oath on roshar is something that deadly.

[thelaurenshippen]

I think the thing that, like, has me fully frothing at the mouth about the way the last of us transformed bill's story is how it flipped on its head what bill does in the narrative. in the game (at least in my interpretation), he is the epitome of the living vs. surviving dichotomy, an example on how you can do everything you can to survive as long as you can and be absofuckinglutely miserable and alone if you continue to shove down parts of yourself and keep everyone at arm's length. he's what joel could become if he's not careful.

and in the show, he's the opposite - he's the example of how you can change your ways in the worst circumstances, how letting someone in is actually the most powerful thing you can do, how surviving isn't enough, isn't worthwhile, if you don't have love, if you don't have something to live for. and where in the game he was a portent of joel's future if he continued down the path he was on, in the show he's a contrast of what joel already is. joel, who couldn't tell tess he loved her, joel who can be detached enough to dispose of the corpse of a child, joel who doesn't allow himself to mourn the death of his friends for more than a few seconds. bill of the game was that way, except he still helped joel and ellie out. joel of the tv show is where bill was, but he still gives ellie his jacket when its cold, his food when she's hungry.

and in doing all of that, and with knowing what's coming, the last of us has said "love will save you. it doesn't matter if its romantic love or familial love, no matter the people involved, love is the most natural thing we do, and if you try to push it away, it will be that that kills you."

[beachytablecloth]

the first time i watched fantasy high i was so caught off guard by kristen’s change in attitude towards cassandra in between sophomore and junior year. how she went from embracing this new deity, being so excited about it, to essentially treating it all as a nuisance. but i chalked it up to ally beardsley’s comedy and penchant for chaos, and kind of just went with it.

but the more i rewatch and the more i think about it, i think kristen’s shift in attitude makes so, so much sense. kristen went from helio’s chosen to the saint of doubt in just two years. she’s died and met gods. she’s cut off her family in exchange for the one she found. she grew up a sheltered religious child who had everything told to her, everything explained in perfect sense. no questions, all answers. she was told what was good and what was bad her entire life—only to go to school and within weeks begin questioning everything. and then, at the end of sophomore year, she finds herself at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. doubt, mystery, and night. and while she’s excited about it, i also cannot imagine what it would be like to have your entire worldview shifted so dramatically and completely, and at such a young age.

it does not surprise me at all that, in the beginning of junior year, we see a kristen who’s exasperated by her goddess. a kristen who truly seems just so, so tired. she’s disillusioned not with just cassandra, but with religion on the whole. who could blame her for not having the energy or the interest in pouring her soul into building a religion from the ground up? and not to mention, it was tracker’s dedication to her own religion that eventually led to them breaking up, and though kristen respected tracker’s choice, i can’t help but think this would add to the resentment. so while kristen dodging cassandra’s texts and treating her religion as a chore is a hilarious choice, i think it also makes perfect sense that someone whose entire identity used to be based around religion is now just a bit… tired of it all.

[some-fantastic-kay]

During the summoning Pete and steph are freaking out because the lords are telling her she has to shoot him meanwhile grace heard wiggly say pay the price or fuck off and she thought fuck that's cool I'm gonna use that

[jaegerisim]

I need a scene in s5 in which Mike and Will are doing something kind of romantic (like sharing a bed or tending each others wounds idk) so Lucas tells Dustin “why can’t we do that too?” And Dustin answer “cuz they’re Mike and Will and we’re Lucas and Dustin” and Lucas is like “oooohh yeah, that makes sense”

[milkyplier]

I think you all remember Legend’s original character traits:

And I’d like to bring attention to “very mature for his age; however still young at heart.”

And I want to know exactly how old Legend is. He’s one of the older teens—so we can safely assume anywhere from 16-19. That being said, I’d like to assume he’s on the younger side of the scale, perhaps 17. At 19, with as many years of adventuring under his belt, his maturity/age ratio isn’t really surprising (unless I’m also mature for my age and don’t know what to expect from people who grew up normally) enough to make note of. To top that off, “still young at heart.” He’s ultimately still a kid. And we see that in this new update:

All the adults—Time, Warriors, Sky, and Twilight are unamused. Even Wild is smiling, but not laughing, Four also quite simply does not find anything funny.

This is interesting to note because according to Time’s character sheet, he has a young sense of humor, but he’s mature enough that it doesn’t show in this scene aside from the “I don’t recommend attempting to keep up with the post man, but go on.” It has undertones of humor—but his expression betrays that he is firmly on track with the conversation and will not delay it by laughing. Legend, being as mature as “very mature for his age” would indicate, should not be laughing, either. And yet:

Thus: Time has a young sense of humor because that’s who he is, regardless of age.

Legend has a young sense of humor simply because he’s still that young.

[iridescentpull]

Actually, I'm gonna ramble about Pac and Ramón for a bit:

Pac knows how it feels to be abandoned– after all, he was abandoned in the orphanage after his parents' divorce. He knows the trauma of waiting for that person to come back, but ultimately never coming back, and feeling like maybe it was his fault for that, and the need to prove you deserve to be loved.

They both had to grow up quickly, albeit for different yet similar reasons. Pac had to grow up quickly because he had to take care and protect his best friend, Mike, and at the same time fight for their survival after the orphanage shut down. Ramón had to grow up because his other father, Spreen, didn't like how childish he was (the moment with the boucy ball comes to mind**) and then he lost his 1st life, which meant he had to be extra careful.

They both also only have had one other person for most of their lives, someone they can trust 100%. It has always been Fit and Ramón & Pac and Mike for the longest time. Of course, other people have come and gone, but in the end, it has always been the two of them.

I think the reason Pac is so affectionate and caring of Ramón is because he knows, he understands him. He wants Ramón to get to experience all the things he couldn’t. Have a big adoption party? Yes, of course. Have two lovable parents who cherish him? Done and dusted. Have domestic and relaxing activities with close family? That can be be arranged, just say a day.

All in all, I think them being in each others lives heals them respectively. Pac being able to love and take care of Ramón helps him heal his inner child. Ramón being able to get the second parent he always wanted (while also making sure Fit is not alone) helps him get to feel like a silly kid once again.

I think that's beautiful.

(** If you dont know, Ramón once had a slime ball he used to play catch with. One time, he gave the ball to Spreen in hopes of playing with him, but Spreen scolded him for being childish and that he had to grow up. After that, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ramón with the ball again [i could be wrong, though!])

[tinycowboybro]

ok still thinking about episode 6 and i just can’t get over that Mhok was CRYING during this interaction

there were so many other moments when it would have make sense to see Mhok cry; being told to leave the birthday party, realizing he liked Day at the bridge, seeing August kiss Day, but he didn’t because those moments all revolve around his own feelings

no, what made Mhok cry was that August hurt Day. It’s Day’s feelings that make Mhok cry, knowing that August was pitying Day and saying those hurtful things while Day was standing right there. He’s frustrated and hurt and he’s hurt for Day too.

Mhok is just so incredibly empathetic and it kills me that he thinks he’s not soft or tender because he is, he is so full of love that he cries for the boy he loves when the boy’s crush hurts him even though he was willing to step aside for him (initially at least., Mhok is only human and i’m glad he was ready to fight back for Day with the sunflower at the end bc i am an August hater first)

[eternalmomentss]

I love where Dorian is going right now so much. Downfall mirroring his own experience with the Crown Keepers so perfectly. The gods being presented as "just a fucked up family like us". A family with intense biases and intense human emotions that are willing to doom others like Opal or Cyrus or even an entire city for their own betrayer siblings. How is that fair? How could Dorian not wish to shatter that hierachy? How could he not agree that the power imbalance isn't right at all? His anger is so fresh, he's so broken, has no time to process and hides it all away. It doesn't matter. Other people are suffering too. He cares so much about them. He doesn't want to think about consequences. That maybe he is at fault and now he has to explain it all to his parents and accept his role as heir and leave the life he wants behind. And maybe he cannot do anything but seek revenge to rid himself of that anger. Maybe all he can do to ease the pain and guilt is kill a god.

[soultiio]

even though i believe wholeheartedly that izaya is more obsessed with shizu chan than shizuo is with him for obvious reasons and he has done a lot of stuff to shizuo to make his life miserable so it would make sense that shizuo hates izaya more, i do believe that in between the two of them is also izaya the one who hates shizuo the most

in this essay i will